No. 60 drills are handy

[K30]

I absolutely slammed my fingers in a *very* heavy door.


Everyone knows how much those dang under-nail blood leaks hurt. I made it long enough to finish what I was doing, then I had to fix it. I had a brandy new #60 us made drill handy, so I gave that a shot.




Sweet sweet victory! I checked, machinery's handbook does not list a preferred cutting fluid for drilling humans, so I did it dry like cast iron. I highly recommend setting the depth stop.

 

[Aukai]

BTDT

 

[IamNotImportant]

I used to use straight pin and heat it with a lighter

 

[chatter chatter cut cut]

we used to do it with a paper clip and lighter. super fast . 8+ years hosp experience.

 

[SLK001]

I use a #11 X-Acto blade. Set the point on where you want the relief hole and twirl away. That way, most of the force is rotational so there is minimal downward pressure to send pain shivers up your spine.

 

[wachuko]

Never thought about getting the blood out... always would ride it until it went away... but yeah... hurts like a b****...

 

[pontiac428]

Instant relief once that pressure is off. When taking a drill to your fingernail like a Hanoi interrogator starts to look like a good idea, go with your gut and do it.

But what I want to know is... did you use a sensitive drill?

 

[markba633csi]

You are braver than me- yikes
Night of the Living Dead
H.P. Lovecraft
Stephen King's Misery

 

[K30]

Never thought about getting the blood out... always would ride it until it went away... but yeah... hurts like a b****...

Oh man, it fixes it instantly. Give it a shot next time.

 

[Gaffer]

BTDT too or two - both are accurate in my case!